Besançon - Cathedral of St Jean
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In Besançon below the Citadel is the Cathedral of St-Jean (11th-13th C; choir 18th C), with a large nave between two choirs. It has a number of valuable paintings, including a "Virgin and Child with Saints" by Fra Bartolommeo (1518). In the belfry is an astronomical clock by A.-L. Vérité (1860), with thousands of moving parts which come into action at certain times of day.
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Address:
Besançon - Cathédrale de Besançon, F-25000 Besançon, France
Hours:
July 1 to August 31: 9:50am-5:50pm; Closed: Tue
September 1 to June 30: 9:50am-5:50pm; Closed: Tue, Tue, Wed
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